Seismic amplitude ratio analysis of the Bárðarbunga-Holuhraun dike propagation and eruption

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: Caudron, C., White, R. S., Green, R. G., Woods, J., Ágústsdóttir, T., Donaldson, C., Greenfield, T., Rivalta, E., Brandsdóttir, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 2017
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Bár; Holuhraun; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4075/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4075/1/Caudron_et_al-2018-Journal_of_Geophysical_Research__Solid_Earth.pdf; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017JB014660/full; https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014660

Magma is transported in brittle rock through dikes and sills. This movement may be accompanied by the release of seismic energy that can be tracked from the Earth's surface. Locating dikes and deciphering their dynamics is therefore of prime importance in understanding and potentially forecasti...